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.~«^%%#### OK AT THIS POINT I AM READY TO BELIEVE.  ####%%^«~.
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.~«^%%#### TO TAKE IN WATER. THE BOAT WOULD BE      ####%%^«~.
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.~«^%%#### SOMETHING. WHEN I'M NOT LOOKING, THEY    ####%%^«~.
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.~«^%%#### THAT THEY DO INDEED MIGRATE ACROSS THE   ####%%^«~.
.~«^^^^^%# SKIN. (OR, THE CIRCLES WOULD TRAP THEM,  #%^^^^^«~.
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